Neck-yoke



(No Model.)

B. H. HAIGHT.

I WITNESSES INVENTOR Z 221.2122 8 4 V Q TORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIAS H. HAIGH'I, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

EOK-YOKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,703, dated June 5, 1883.

Application filed August 5, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, E. H. HAIGHT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rockford, in the county of \Vinnebago and State of Illinois, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Neck-Yokes and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a front view of my neck-yoke. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the pivot-bar, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the polering.

This invention has relation to neck-yokes; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a designates the transverse neck-bar. Through the neck-bar a are passed two pins, 0, each having a head, (I, terminating at a shoulder, e, and provided with an eye, 9, which is designed to serve as a journal-bearing. These pins are in ranged with a short interval between them,

and are designed to receive the journal ends h of the transverse pivot-bar k, the central portion of which is of annular form, its inner wall being conical or flaring downwardly, as indicated at Z.

m represents the pole-ring, which is made with perforations n in its sides for the passage of a transverse rivet or rivets designed to fasten the leather lining, when one is used, to the ring. At the top of the ring is formed a conical pivot-post, p, the base of which joins the ring-wall, and the apex of which is designed,

when said post is in engagement with the downwardlyfiaring annular bearing 1 of the pivot-bar k, to extend through the upper opening of said bearing, and to be headed down upon the margin of said opening, or upon a washer between said margin and the head, as indicated at s.

In this manner a strong and durable necktaken up by heading or upsetting yoke coupling is designed to be provided, having great flexibility, without looseness in the joints. It is arranged-to provide for aswinging motion forward and back, as well as for the circular pivotal movements, which con stantly occur when theneck-yoke is in use. The coupling is adapted to be attached to sticks or bars of any size or form. Any loose ness of parts caused by wear can be readily the journal ends of the pivot-bar and the end of the ringpost. Instead of heading down the pivot-post, it can be cast with a head, and the transverse bar cast around it, the pivotpost having been previously chalked.

A neck-yoke provided with a central enlargement or boss has had the tube or polering which slips on the end of the carriage-pole connected thereto by rings having perforated ears to receive the ends of a pivoted bar, in which the shaft of the pole-ring is swiveled, prior to my invention, and I do not broadly claim such a construction. adapted to fit the under side of the wooden portion of a neck-yoke, provided with a central hole which is countersunk inside of the plate to receive a stem extending from the holdback ring, which is headed down in said countersink. to form a swivel-j oint, has also been used prior to my invention.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

In a neckyoke coupling, the eye-pieces c,extending downwardly from the yoke and forming bearings for the pivot-bar k, having a central downwardly-flaring annular bearing, Z, between the journal ends thereof, in combination with the pole-ring m, having the conical pivotpost p, fitting into said annular bearing 1 and headed thereon, substantially as specified.

- In testimony that I claim the above I have A concave plate hereunto subscribed my name in the presence I 

